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1990 Buick Skylark 3.3L Cooling Fan/EngineVIN: 1GYNM1YN0LHello All, have a puzzling problem with this vehicle. This
engine seems to hold the heated coolant apparently too
long. I know, you'd think a thermostat would solve the
problem, but it has not. I have replaced this thermostat
about 4 times within the last year...

1993 Buick Century Custom 3.3L Poor Idle QualityVIN: 1G4AG53N6Pcustomer complaint is that when driving at 70-80 kmph and
releases the throttle the car maintains that speed and if
the vehicle is shifted in neutral the rpm stays around 1200
rpm.we have scanned it and found that the desired rpm(at
operating temp ) is 700 rpm...

2001 Buick Century Custom 3.1L StallVIN: 2G4WS52J01I have this Buick that sometime dies when driveing and when
you pull to the side of the road it starts right back up
and runs good, sometimes it will it will pick it self up
before you get pulled to the side of the road. then other
times it will die and take a...

1996 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L abs systemVIN: 1GNDT13W8TI'm having a problem with ABS code C1245. My scanner read
out says "RF channel will not move" I've checked the 1996
dealer service manual and it only list two digit codes. I
also checked a 1998 dealer service manual which lists four
digit codes but there's no ...

1997 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L ride controlVIN: 1G1ND52M9VThis vehicle stiil has very hard suspension can not push
vehicle down while pushing up and down on car .Continually
waers out struts within 3000 miles. Can not find problem;
any ideas?

1997 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Magasteer 2VIN: 1G1YY22G4VHi Corvette guys:
This car runs and steers fine. The only indication of a
problem is the Service Vehicle Soon that appears on the IP
shortly after the steering wheel is turned after start up.
The code C1281 is set. I have been through the diagnostic
procedu...

2000 Chevrolet S10 2.2L master cylVIN: 1GTCS1456Ythis truck in really wierd if your going forward brakes are
fine every once in awhile pedal goes to floor but if you
are in reverse the pedal goes to floor all the time. I was
told that there still might be air in controller that I
need to go out and slam the ...

2000 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L SpeedometerVIN: 2CNBJ13C8YSpeedometer and odometer are inop. This vehicle has been in
a frontal impact accident. It has new hood, fenders &
grill. Pulled test proceedure from Shop Key and all tests
were good. Looked at VSS output with Tech 2 and it tracked
MPH correctly. Tested wiring ...

2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L StartingVIN: 2G1WF52E63car came in as a no crank, would start if i pulled out one
of the bcm fuses, (thts how i got it in the garage) i
installed a new ign. switch, ( mounted in the dash, not the
column) i turned on the ign. switch to do the relearn 10
min. at a time for three times...

1999 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L heaterVIN: 1GHDT13W1XThis bravada will not heat. It has an automatic temp
control system. The heater core flows good, but the blend
door will not move. Tested the wiring at the back of the
control head going to the motor and did not get any voltage
change, put used head in and whe...

2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L MIL Lamp onVIN: 1G2NW52E64We're pulling our hair out on this one. C/E light will
immediately light when monitors reset. As told in related
repair history, the system has been tested and possible
sources of leak worked on and subsequently ruled out.This
last round we found a gouge in th... Trouble codes: 0440 (small leak in evap system)

2002 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L Air bagVIN: 3G5DB03E32A BIG thanks to all that replied. The fix was a new clock
spring assembly. This also took care of the lack of control
problem the customer was having with the radio control
switchs in the steering wheel. Seems everything travels
through the clock spring unit. ...

1982 Cadillac Cimarron 1.8L speedometerVIN: 1G6AG69G6CI had already removed inner cable and lubed prior to my
post, but the responses from a few others as to companies
that make cables were very helpful. James [...]
recommended Auto Tech in Tucson. Their web address is
www.speedometers.com, phone number is 1-800...

1986 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.0L ChargingVIN: 1G5DW69YXGThanks for all the help. One of you told me to check to see
if I could spin the alternator by hand so I did and I
could. So we investigated further. We found that the water
pump was bad causing us not to get enough tension on the
alternator as well as making t...

1991 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L veh speed inc by itVIN: 1G6CD53B6MA dumb mistake is what caused this. When I checked to see
if the throttle was against the throttle stop screw, it
was. What I failed to notice was that someone had turned in
the throttle stop screw, so that the throttle plates were
open at idle. I guess the pc...

1994 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7L starterVIN: 1G6DW52P9Rsorry about delay,the car is fixed but the customer has not
picked it up yet,i have been driving it to lunch
everyday,it does not have problem anymore,anyway the cure
was the body control module in the trunk,replaced it once
because of testing to verify failur...

1995 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L Poor Idle QualityVIN: S4S2152003Thanks for ALL OF THE RESPONSES, The problem ended up being
the coil pac, I recieved alot of good tips on fuel pressure
regulators, injectors etc, but being as the only way to get
this car to stop acting up was to turn it off and then back
on we were leaning t...

1996 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Shift Motor??VIN: 1GNDT13W9TI recieved 3 replies on this one, one with fail safe test
procedure - if you are getting power to the motor,
disconnect the battery for couple of minutes and if motor
works perfectly now you have a bad motor - but make sure
your transfer case shifts manually f...

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT LT 4.2L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp onVIN: 1GNET16S94Sorry about the delay in closing this help request. It took
a while to come up with the fix and I wanted to be sure it
was not going to come back. First of all I wanted to let
everyone know that this model vehicle does not have a MAF
sensor or spider injector ... Trouble codes: P0131, P1133, P0171, P0172.

2005 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L No StartVIN: 1GCJK33275Tahnks for the replies, I think William from Michigan was
right on. It looks like we just had to let it purge itself.
Customer has had it for 2 days now with no further problems

2001 Saturn SL1 1.9L Cuts out, StallVIN: 1G8ZH54831Well sometimes the thing that makes most sense is
overlooked. As I said car had the same symptoms as the
first breakdown that the fuel pump fixed. Guess what? The
fuel pump fixed it again. Yep a defective OE pump from the
dealer. After checking all grounds inc...